Release that Witch Chapter 394: Seeds of the fleet

...

During the high call of citizen, Roland watched with satisfaction as the second cement ship also slipped into the water.

These two cement ships seem to be simple in construction. In fact, compared to the original H.M.S. Little Town, they have made great progress.

For the first time, the dense reinforced steel frame was joining inside, and the cement quality was improved a lot. The overall strength was several times higher than H.M.S. Little Town.

In addition, in order to speed up the construction, Roland has reserved the slots and interfaces for installing steam engine, transmission mechanism and paddle wheels when designing the hull. At that time, as long as the corresponding fixing pins are welded to these metal parts, it can be achieved Quick splicing, installation is like glued models.

At the same time, the formwork has also been changed from temporarily assembled bricks and stones to iron molds, which not only can ensure the compactness of the poured concrete, improve its own waterproof performance, but also make each ship basically the same, so as not to appear when installing the power system deviation. In order to obtain a complete formwork, he at least scrapped the 7-8 ship. Fortunately, cement is no longer a scarce product. From ground stone to mixing into the kiln, steam engine has replaced manual work. It is rare that Border Town does not rely on it. The witch force enables large-scale production of industrial projects.

With sufficient materials, reliable formwork and skilled workers, the only thing that restricts the hull output is the rate of cement hardening. However, under the accelerated response capability of White Paper, the cement ship that originally needed to be placed for one or two months can be launched in one day. In other words, as long as Roland is willing, this shipyard can completely launch a whiteboard ship in two or three days.

If steam engine manufacturing speed and crew training can keep up, he can have a large fleet of transport ships in a short time, so that the entire Scarlet Water River is full of local cement ships, the legendary dumplings But that's it.

This is the charm of industry.

Now that the hull is complete, the next job is to install power components. These machinery and equipment are basically the same as those of the Crescent Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce. The craftsmen already have practical experience, so he is not worried about it.

"I don't understand, why do you tell citizen about this kind of thing?" Nightingale asked.

"To promote national strength." Roland smiled slightly.

"Ah?"

"I mean, witness the earth-shaking change of small town." He touched his chin and said, "Before you haven't seen H.M.S. Little Town, I'm afraid I wouldn't expect a stone boat to float on the water. The idea of ​​citizen is the same, After realizing the impossible thing, their sense of identification with small town will become higher and higher. This mentality improvement is comprehensive, and may even evolve into nothing that they cannot do. "

"No ... I don't understand." Nightingale's voice was a little confused.

"You understand it as a means of publicity then it will be alright." Roland laughed. The days when noble and the people celebrate together in this era are only when celebrations or major events occur, but these two are basically related to noble. If it is not free to distribute porridge, the public participation is not high. The cement ship is the result of the collective collaboration of hundreds of workers, who are themselves part of the festival.

In addition, as a member of the territory, after seeing the miracles that the territory continues to produce, self-confidence and identity will gradually increase. This is the so-called "great power mentality" of later generations. The strength of a territory will inevitably make it The mentality of citizen changed positively.

...

A week later, Roland met with more than twenty townspeople who applied for the post of captain in the castle hall.

At the beginning of the Barov report, he was still very surprised. He did not expect that there were so many "high-end talents" among the refugees hosted by small town. Until the detailed report was reviewed, becomes silent was not laughing. There were many rafts and small operations in the job applicant Fishermen of fishing boats, and even boatmen who make a living by ferry. In a sense, they do count as having a "captain" experience.

Of the job applicant, there are only three people who have experience in operating inland river dhows. One of them also claimed to have been the commander of a merchant fleet and spent a lot of time at sea.

Roland thought for a while, and finally decided to recruit all 20 people to come in.

Because steam ships and sailboats are completely different systems, their operation is very different. Even experienced old captains may not be able to quickly get started with steam Stream Ship. Coupled with their ignorance of sailing matters, rather than blindly instructing them, it is better to let them learn by themselves.

Since you started from scratch, you must have the determination and courage to explore.

"I have seen your experience in declaration," Roland swept through a group of people under kneeling on one knee in the lobby. "I called you here today to inform you that you have passed the initial review and are proud to be the first of Border Town. A batch of Internship Captain. Stand up. "

"Yes ... Your Highness," the others stood up carefully, looked at each other, and looked quite confused by the word Internship Captain.

The prince took the initiative to explain: "Internship means that you don't have an informal position. Before you actually board the ship, you only have half the salary on the notice, which is ten silver royal per month. The first two months are the study period, and you will Familiar with the performance, operation method and operation process of the new vessel. The third month is a trial run to check your mastery ability. After passing the qualification, you will be promoted to be the official captain, and the salary will be paid in full. Unwilling to accept, you can now Leave. "

No one in the team moved. After a while, an old man suddenly said, "His Highness Esteemed, who will teach us and who will examine the qualifications for promotion?"

Roland glanced at each other with interest. He should be the commander of the self-professed fleet, which seems to be called Kassim. If he remembered correctly, he was still a relative of the police who performed well in an assassination more than two months ago. It can be heard from the old man's tone that he doesn't think anyone can teach himself to sail a boat. In fact, he does not.

"instructor is yours." The prince nodded.

These words caused a commotion in the crowd.

"His Highness, is this ... What does it mean?" Kassim asked puzzledly.

"How much do you know about steam engine?" Roland asked back. Not surprisingly, no one can answer, "The steamship is such a brand-new vessel. The past experience has not had much effect, so it is only up to you to explore and summarize. Of course, I will also send Steam Engine Factory His craftsmen help you become familiar with the machine. "He paused," and the way of inspection is very simple, can bring a group of sailors to move the ship and complete a transport task, even if it is qualified. "

The words of the ten-year army and the one-hundred-year navy are exaggerated, but it also shows that the formation of the navy is not easy. If this group of personnel can be proficient in the operation mode of the steam ship, it is bound to train a large number of applicable crew for Western Region in the future. When the steam-powered shallow water gunship is built, it will come in handy when pulled over.

He was curious, when the civilian crew and artillery joined together, what kind of army would eventually form? .

(To be continued.)